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PMTA 2018-19 Composition and Performance Competition Winners Announced

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Congratulations to all of our winners and representatives in the Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association competitions. Winners and representatives will advance to the online Eastern Division round in January 2019.

Chamber Music Winner: Westminster College Saxophone Quartet coached by James Flowers: Angela Renninger, Timothy Savage, Liam Horgan, Abby Grabigel

Chamber Music Alternate: PSU Tuba Quartet coached by Velvet Brown:
Meredith Fuller, Ian Adams, Eric Zhunio, Noah McDonald

Junior Composition Representative: Hanna Summer, Teacher Gloriana Sewell

Junior Piano Winner: Alyssa Gabrilovich, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Junior Piano Alternate: Nathan Jiang, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Junior Piano Honorable Mention: William Ge, Teachers Natalie Zhu and Joy Kiszely
Junior Piano Honorable Mention: Audrey Shu, Teacher Kristin Stephenson

Junior String Winner: Amithi Tadigadapa, cello, Teacher Jonathan Dexter
Junior String Alternate: Adah Kaplan, violin, Teacher Kimberly Fisher

Junior Woodwind (representative): Bryan Chen, flute, Teacher Wendy Webb Kumer

Senior Composition Winner: Jackson Hunt, Teacher Yeeha Chiu

Senior Piano Winner: Andy Wu, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Senior Piano Alternate: Emma Lo, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Senior Piano Honorable Mention: Chris Jung, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Senior Piano Honorable Mention: Ashwini Shende, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Senior Piano Honorable Mention: Ellie Kim Teacher Christopher Guzman

Senior String Winner: Alexandra He, cello, Teacher Ohad Bar-David
Senior String Alternate: John Rose, cello, Teacher Carol Lyon
Senior String Honorable Mention: Angelina Phillips, violin, Teacher Kimberly Fisher

Senior Voice (representative): Laura Stanell, soprano, Teacher Beth Stanell

Senior Woodwind Winner: Timothy Kim, clarinet, Teacher Andrew Hauze
Senior Woodwind Alternate: Ananya Tadigadapa, flute, Teacher Naomi Seidman

Young Artist Composition Representative: Ian Adams, Teacher Velvet Brown
Young Artist Brass (representative): Eric Zhunio, euphonium, Teacher Velvet Brown

Young Artist Piano Winner: Euna Kim, Teacher Christopher Guzman
Young Artist Piano Alternate: Rachel Lee, Teacher Igor Resnianski

Young Artist Woodwind Winner: Julia Carey, flute, Teacher Kimberly Reighley
Young Artist Woodwind Alternate: Timothy Savage, saxophone, Teacher James Flowers
Young Artist Woodwind Honorable Mention: Erica Hinchcliff, flute, Teacher Kimberly Reighley

2018 Keystone Competition Composition Winners Announced

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2018

Elementary

  • First Place: Asa Ligowski, student of Keren Ligowski,  The Stalking Sabertooth
  • Second Place: Sindura Sridhar, student of Millie Eben, Wild Animal Suite
  • Third Place: An Tran, student of Millie Eben, Home Alone Blues
  • Hon Mention: Elise Badgerow, student of Justin Badgerow, Hopscotch
  • Hon Mention: An Tran, student of Millie Eben, A New Day
  • Hon Mention: Aditya Nayak student of Millie Eben, Lasso and Horse

Junior

  • First Place: Jackson Hunt, student of Yeeha Chiu, Three Tributes
  • Second Place: Rishi Raman, student Deborah Rodgers, Fantaisie in c# minor
  • Third Place: Ella Durbin, student of Carolyn North,  Yellow Leather
  • Hon Mention: Patrick Tran, student of Deborah Rodgers, Game On
  • Hon Mention: Rowan Shigeno, student of Leonardo Dugan, Mustard
  • Hon Mention: Julia Potter, student of Kimberly Scopano, Always There

Senior

  • First Place: Catherine Zhu, student of Deborah Rodgers, There Will Come Soft Rains
  • Second Place: Jennalyn Stuart, Michele Millington, For the First Time
  • Third Place: Sarah Shingle, student of Deborah Rodgers, Become
  • Hon Mention: Fernanda Morales, student of Deborah Rodgers, Viveros, Rain Cloud

Judges were:

1. Nicole DiPaolo- Principal Music Theory Instructor at Liberty Park Music, PH.D. candidate IU

2. Ryan Oliver- Assistant Professor of Music at Indiana University South Bend.